Glad to see my tax dollars are going to such an important issue. Why worry about the oil spill, immigration, the economy, or what’s going on in the Middle East when we can spend so much money and time on a baseball player that may/probably used PED. He lied under oath? Wow, National Security must be in jeopardy now.

I ran into Roger Clemens awhile back in Austin, he took his son to shop for school supplies, Roger Clemens is a great man! People ran up to him to get autographs, and so did I,he shook everyones hand and seemed very nice, he was a sweetheart!

Steroids are not good in anyway for these guys and the people that follow. However Roger was doing what 80% of the other guys were doing in one degreee or another. So really was he a criminal or evening the playing field. I think its time to let this go. He’s paid a significant price and way more than the others.

Clemens is an idiot to have willfully gone before Congress and lied. His ego has clearly clouded his judgment. Fortunately, I think his behavior tells us more about him personally than it does about the game of baseball. The only parallel in baseball that I can see is Pete Rose’s staunch refusal for years to admit his wrongdoing in spite of overwhelming evidence. Clemens deserves the same punishment – a lifetime ban from the game.

Richard, I agree with you except for that last part, “Roger Clemens was a standard for how you compete.” Was that just some type of extemporaneous statement that wasn’t thought out? Surely you don’t stand by that, do you? Using steroids and cheating certainly don’t set much of an example of how to compete in my book.

My recollection is that Clemens wasn’t subpaeonaed; he was invited to testify and voluntarily did so. His attorney (Rusty Hardin?) was a fool for letting him do that, but he did. Even so, Clemens had a choice: he could have (1) pulled the old “I-don’t-recall” shtick, in which case people would have assumed he doped, or (2) admitted it openly, in which case people would have known he doped, and all his records would have been forever suspect.

But instead he lied, it seems, and it’s looking increasingly likely that he’ll have his reputation destroyed and get a perjury indictment.

Lose-lose.

I understand that people think this is a waste of time and resources to go after Clemens. But what’s the alternative — let someone get away with lying, under oath, to a Congressional investigation?

Remember — lying to your fans isn’t a crime; lying to Congress is. And should be.

I agree that he should be banned from professional baseball FOREVER. He has been adored for most of his life because of a God given talent. He didn’t have to take drugs and he didn’t have to cheat repeatedly on his wife. If he is a baseball god (little g) – then he should act like a person I would want my grandkids to look up to. Personally he is not this god that sports people think he is.What is wrong with decency?

Lied under oath? Unless I missed something, which is possible, all of the evidence is his former trainers word against Clemens. No failed drug test or anything concrete. He said vs. he said. The syringes with supposed DNA on them can be dismissed by even a novice lawyer with lack of official chain of custody. Oh and Andy Pettite’s testimony? Same guy that initially denied using PED, then admitted it, but only once or twice because he felt bad? Um, yeah open and shut case. Waste of time and money since day 1. Have testing and if they fail testing then ban them for life. Congress has bigger things to worry about.

For those that are positive that Clemens is guilty and should be banned from baseball for life……..I guess you agree that Cushing should be banned for life also???? Cushing actually got caught and FAILED a drug test, Clemens is being accused by his former trainer. Just curious, since Cushing seems to be getting a free pass in Houston while Clemens is getting thrown to the dogs.

I personally believe he took something, but not sure how they expect to prove it with little to no actual physical evidence?

Remember when sport journalists reported on Sports and not the idiotic minutea that surrounds sports? When did Sports reporting grow to include all this “National Enquirer” crap?

Who really cares who Tiger slept with? Who cares if Clemens let McNamee inject something into his butt? I want sports reporters to go back to the day when they made the SPORT come to life and not all of the crap floating on the edge of the pool.

Congress ran the country into the ground (1997-98, I think) with hearings and a televised impeachment trial of a pretty popular president, over the issue of whether he had fibbed about an extremely personal matter. So no, it is not surprising that these turkeys would turn Rocket’s words into a federal case.

What I wonder is whether or not Clemens and Bonds miss the competition, the fame, the glory. It may be that these guys are already suffering the worst punishment–they’re getting ignored except for negative news. I suspect that is one reason McGwire had to come back and clean up his image. Once you get used to being in the spotlight, it’s hard to let it go.

Wow, you almost made it through a comment without mentioning Barry Bonds. I am sorry your beloved hero made you take another look at this sorry mess, but Roger should have just manned up, said he tried it but didn’t like it and this would have been over a long time ago. I just wish Bud Selig would take the Mitchell Reports suggestions, that MLB had a problem, take the necessary steps to correct that problem and move on. Nothing will ever make me think that Roger Clemens or Barry Bonds for that matter, aren’t two of the greatest baseball players of all time. Turn the page, make the necessary adjustments and do not punish those players who did what they did, for whatever reason. Professional sport and athletes compete at the highest level and everyone looks for an edge. Is Congress going to bring the Phillies Coach before it for stealing signs. Doubtful. Is MLB going to kick Gaylord Perry for doctoring the ball or Ferguson Jenkins for a cocaine arrest. No, this whole thing stinks and the faster MLB puts it in the rear view mirror the better. I would much rather drug test congress that professional athletes. After all, who does the more important job?

I agree with Alex, I will always appreciate what Clemens and Pettitte brought to Houston. Did he use? If he did, he would probably be in the majority during this era of baseball. Commissioner and ownership let it go on, too much money involved.

Did he lie, did he make a mistake? No worse than all the rest of the lying ba$%^##$ in congress. And these guys are passing judgement on Clemens? Give me a break!

Why are we wasting precious time on this issue with much more critical issues to address in Congress. Selig needs to put a stop to this nonsense. This just draws more attention to the self-serving Mitchell report which has backfired on Selig.

And McNamee, he has as much credibility as the balloon boy parents. Why would your so-called friend and associate save some needles for years, if he ever really needed money, it was only a simple phone call and a threat. What a joke.